Rosa Parks/OutKast lawsuit to go ahead

The US Supreme Court refused yesterday to intervene in a lawsuit over the hit song Rosa Parks by the Grammy-winning rap group OutKast.

The action, taken without comment from the judges, means the 90-year-old civil rights’ figure can go ahead with her lawsuit against the band.

The 1998 song is about the entertainment industry and its lyrics do not refer to Parks by name. The chorus of the song goes, “Ah-ha, hush that fuss. Everybody move to the back of the bus.”